Last week I started my 52-week project. For this week I wanted to do a French theme because I have such a cute little hat…but somehow those pictures didn’t turn out right, so I decided to go with a “sleepy” theme, as I have felt really tired the past week. (How’s that for inspiration??)

After several attempts, where my aim was wrong (it’s difficult to take a picture when I can’t stand behind the camera and look!) or the focus didn’t quite catch the right part, I’ve at last settled on a shot that looks like what I had in mind. Again I used only the 50mm lens, which makes it sometimes a bit difficult, especially when there are space constraints, but I’ve managed to make it work and I like the result. (A big thank you to my trusty tripod for doing such an excellent job again!)

Like last week, I decided to change it to black and white, because somehow it works better for this image, as it adds a certain elusiveness to the picture, which I find goes well with sleep – almost as if the picture were taken in Dreamland.

Category: People and Portraits
Tags: 50mm, 52-weeks, Inspiration, self-portrait